Read more about the article Poverty remains key driver in Davao Region child exploitation cases
Talikala shares a screenshot of a Facebook conversation that involves trafficking of minors in Davao City. (Mick Basa / davaotoday.com)

Poverty remains key driver in Davao Region child exploitation cases

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Poverty remains a driving force behind the online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) in the Davao Region, and unless families are economically empowered, awareness campaigns…

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Read more about the article KATUNGOD 2026 renews calls for justice for Talaingod 13, Indigenous rights 
CALL FOR JUSTICE. More than 300 delegates from Mindanao and across the Philippines attend the KATUNGOD Conference 2026 at the University of the Philippines College of Law in Quezon City on July 15. The conference renewed calls to reverse the Talaingod 13 conviction and pushed for stronger protection of Indigenous rights, Indigenous education, humanitarian action, climate justice and democratic freedoms. (MINDANAO CLIMATE JUSTICE Photo)

KATUNGOD 2026 renews calls for justice for Talaingod 13, Indigenous rights 

MANILA, Philippines — Human rights advocates and Indigenous leaders renewed calls to reverse the Talaingod 13 conviction during the KATUNGOD Conference 2026 at the University of the Philippines College of…

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Read more about the article Davao food insecurity undercuts malnutrition progress 
Badjao_Taken on August 21, 2016. Photo by Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano

Davao food insecurity undercuts malnutrition progress 

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Public health officials warn that persistent food insecurity is undermining efforts to reduce malnutrition, even as the National Nutrition Month 2026 campaign promotes climate-resilient farming and…

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Read more about the article NBI testimony: Duterte’s threat to Marcos Jr. ‘serious and real’
NBI WITNESS. National Bureau of Investigation Senior Agent Atty. Jeremy Lotoc testifies during the fourth day of the impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte on July 13. (PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY Photo)

NBI testimony: Duterte’s threat to Marcos Jr. ‘serious and real’

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – The second week of the impeachment trial continues its focus on probing the death threats hurled by Vice President Sara Duterte against President Ferdinand R. Marcos…

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